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CLASP celebrates 2017 Nelson W. Spencer Lecture
  1. CLASP celebrates 2017 Nelson W. Spencer Lecture

    Professor Margaret Kivelson’s lecture titled, “Magnetic Structures in the Solar System” was followed by a conversation with daughter U-M Professor Valerie A. Kivelson.

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  2. Roads and bridges would last longer, save money with new concrete formula

    U-M researchers to offer non-proprietary concrete formula free of charge.

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  3. Artificial cartilage made from Kevlar mimics the magic of the real thing

    In spite of being 80 percent water, cartilage is tough stuff. Now, a synthetic material can pack even more H2O without compromising on strength.

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  4. The beanbag test

    It’s one thing for a robot to sort through a pile of rigid objects like blocks, but what about softer stuff?

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  5. Nanoparticles can limit inflammation by distracting the immune system

    White blood cells get busy taking out the trash – it could be a lifesaver when the immune system goes haywire.

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  6. Fighting cancer with cancer: 3D cultured cells could drive precision therapy

    U-M researchers have devised a process that can grow hundreds of cultured cancer cell masses, called spheroids, from just a few tumor cells derived from a patient.

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  7. Out of the Cold War’s shadow

    “My God, what have we done?” The new technology of nuclear nonproliferation

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  8. Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance

    An in-depth look at the work of T-cells, the body’s bacteria killers, could provide a roadmap to effective drug treatments.

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  9. Thruster for Mars mission breaks records

    The most powerful Hall thruster the world has ever seen showed its mettle at NASA Glenn

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  10. Turning waste heat into emissions-free electricity

    Energy-intensive industries have been waiting for a low-cost, low-toxicity thermoelectric generation material. It’s here.

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